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"Ancient Forest":

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• This card can be searched by "Terraforming", "Metaverse", "Set Rotation", "Planet Pathfinder", "Cattycorn", "Horned Saurus", "Demise of the Land", "Pop-Up", "Rainbow Bridge of Salvation", "Majesty Pegasus, the Dracoslayer", "An Owl of Luck", "Ghostrick Renovation", "Madolche Butlerusk", "Earthbound Servant Geo Kraken", "Favorite Hero", "How Did Dai Get Here?", and other generic searchers.
• If used the right way, this card can be very effective in a "Final Countdown" Deck. This is because the Deck already has so much Stall elements in it that adding "Ancient Forest" would still slow down your opponent's offense as their attacking monsters get destroyed.
  • Either "Zero Gardna" or "Waboku" can also be used to further slow down your opponent's offense, because not only will their attacking monster be destroyed, any damage will also not be taken from the attack.
• Attack with "Yubel", which will be destroyed because of this card, so that "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" can be Summoned, and then repeat the process, if possible, in order to Summon "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare".
  • (Keep in mind that neither "Yubel" nor "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" will be able to inflict damage to your opponent if they attacked.)
• Use this card in a "Gladiator Beast" Deck, as the cards can be returned at the end of the Battle Phase, meaning that they will not be destroyed.
• This card can combo well with "Emergency Assistance", as it will allow one of your Level 4 monsters to be revived which was destroyed by this card's effect.
• "Wind-Up Rabbit" and "Evilswarm Thunderbird" can easily get around this card's effect.
• This card can be helpful in a "Fire King" Deck.
• This card could also work well in a dedicated "T.G." Deck; since most of the "T.G." monsters search out replacements when destroyed, this will stop your opponent's attacks, while allowing your monsters to attack without losing Card Advantage. Keep in mind, though, that this will leave your Life Points vulnerable if all your monsters attacked.
• This card has great synergy with "Dimensional Prison". If your opponent decides to attack, chances are it is a monster whose effect activates in the Graveyard, which "Dimensional Prison" will thwart.
• This card can be used with monsters whose effects prevent themselves and/or other monsters from being destroyed by card effects, like "Tiras, Keeper of Genesis" or "Stardust Spark Dragon".
• This card can be used for or against "Earthbound Immortals". Since "Earthbound Immortals" cannot attacked, "Ancient Forest" can keep them from attacking. However, this card can also help activate the effects of the other "Earthbound Immortals", "Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu" and "Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua".
• This card can also be used in combination with "Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest" or "Manticore of Darkness". That way, a fairly strong Beast can still be left on your field after attacking.
• This card can be used with "Evil Hero Malicious Fiend".
• Use this with "Ancient Fairy Dragon", "Cosmo Queen, the Queen of Prayers", so before the attack, destroy this card and gain Life Points. Then use "Regulus" to bring back "Ancient Forest" and play it after the attack.
• This card alongside with a "Macro Cosmos"/"Dimensional Fissure" and a "D.D. Survivor"/"D.D. Scout Plane" will allow you to have a constant attacker.
• Use with monsters that are unaffected by Spell Cards like "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6".
• This card can be effective in a "Bad Reaction to Simochi"/"Darklord Nurse Reficule" deck, or any stall Deck, to keep your opponent from attacking or to keep your opponent's field relatively clear.
• Your opponent's monsters can be forced into attacking with "Staunch Defender" or "Battle Mania". Combine this combo with "Yubel" to inflict damage to your opponent.
• This card can be used in an "Inca" Deck, as many cards in that archetype require them to be destroyed for their effects to work.
• Use this card in a Plant Deck, with "Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis" and "Seed of Flame" for major burn damage and Special Summoning capabilities.
• Use this card in a Normal Monster Deck, in combination with "Non-Spellcasting Area", so only the opponent's monsters will get destroyed.
• Use this card to help Summon a "Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes".
• This card can be used to change all your opponent's monsters to attack mode. Then attack and before the end of the Battle Phase, active "Scrubbed Raid" to send this card to the Graveyard and prevent the destruction of your monsters.
• This card can be used to change all your opponent's monsters to attack mode and attack with "Mist Valley Falcon" to return this card to you hand and use during each turn.
• This card combos really well with "Alector, Sovereign of Birds". When the attack occurs, have your "Alector" negate the the effect of the Field Spell, and attack at will. When the end of your turn, the Field Spell will regain its effect, making sort of a spear and shield type offensive strategy.
• The destruction of your monsters can be avoided, while harming your opponents by using cards like "Interdimensional Matter Transporter".
• Using this card in an "Alien" Deck would be helpful to set off the effects of "Code A Ancient Ruins" and "Viper's Grudge", "Snake Whistle".
  • It could also lessen the impact of using cards such as "Viper's Rebirth", "Mysterious Triangle" and "Offering to the Snake Deity" as they're going to be destroyed either way. This also leads back to the previous point of using "Code A Ancient Ruins" and "Snake Whistle".
• Use the effect of "Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier" to return this card to your hand to avoid destruction effect, and then activate it again during Main Phase 2, so it can only destroy your opponent's monsters.
• Using a "Spirit Reaper" together with "All-Out Attacks", "Spirit Barrier" and this card will grant your opponent's Special Summoned monsters shall get a very heavy damage upon getting them to the field.
• A good way to raise a fair bit of burn damage is to have a "Spear Cretin" in the Graveyard and another one on the field in face-down defense. With this card on the field wait for the opponent to Special Summon then activate "All-Out Attacks" and "Coffin Seller".
• This combo seems effective against Swarm strategies. Have this card, plus "Astral Barrier", "Spirit Barrier" and "Coffin Seller". If the opponent attempts to attack; all their attacks will fail, their monsters will be destroyed and they'll take 300 damage for each one destroyed this way.
• This card works really well in a "Crystal Beast" Deck, as it can fill up your Spell & Trap Card Zone fairly quickly. You may need to build the Deck around the card, though, since "Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins" is the better Field Spell Card choice.
• Use this card to switch monsters in attack mode, then Special Summon "Ancient Fairy Dragon" and use its effect to destroy this card to then attack.
• When your opponent swarms the field, use "Demise of the Land" to activate this card from your Deck. If they decide to attack, they'll be left defenseless next turn, or it will deter the opponent from attacking with their strongest monster.
• Combine this card with "Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem": Attack with "Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem" and then have this card destroy it. Then, Special Summon "Ancient Gear Golem" and attack again on the next turn.
  • Use "Limiter Removal" to create an OTK.
• Use this card in "Mecha Phantom Beast" Deck to gain advantage of using generated Token to destroy your opponent monster while you're not affected by this effect as long as there is a Token.
• "Abyssal Kingshark" will not be destroyed if its effect has not been triggered earlier
• Using "Stardust Dragon" (or any other similar card) effect to negate destruction and Special Summon "Stardust Dragon" at your End Phase.
  • Use "Field Barrier" if it is to protect "Ancient Forest".